Today's Buzz: Should America forgive Lance Armstrong?

Wednesday's Buzz: Should America forgive Lance Armstrong?

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January 16, 2013|Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board

Cyclist Lance Armstrong reportedly confessed to using performance enhancing drugs this week during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that will be broadcast starting Thursday. Armstrong has been dogged by accusations of drug use for years, but until this week had always vehemently denied it. Last year the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued a report detailing his alleged drug use; he was stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from competition in cycling or other sports. Armstrong is one of the world's most famous cancer survivors, and founded a charity, Livestrong, that raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fight the disease. Now that Armstrong has apparently decided to come clean, should he be forgiven? Does the money he raised and the inspiration he provided through Livestrong outweigh any harm he did by cheating? Should his lifetime ban or other punishments be reduced? Talk about it!